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Friday, October 2, 2015

Heating Season has Begun!

From October 1st through May 30 every year, the landlord is required to provide heat if

DAYS: Between 6 AM and 10 PM, the outside temperature is below 56 degrees F and the temperature in your apartment is less than 68.

NIGHTS: Between 10 PM and 6 AM, the outside temperature is below 40 degrees F and the temperature in your apartment is less than 55. (Yes, these are ridiculous for people who don't go to bed by 10 PM.)If your indoor digital thermometer shows the temperature is below what is legally mandated,

Call Stellar (212-222-4430) or email Stellar (njakupaj@stellarmanagement.com and cmosquera@stellarmanagement.com) to report the problem and ask them to fix it. They should send someone to check the functioning of your radiators and how well your balcony door closes. You can ask one of the building staff to help you remove or cover your air conditioners. (That's not their regular work.) If that doesn't help,

Fill out a requisition slip at the guard's desk in the lobby reporting the problem

IF Stellar still does not provide legally adequate heat, call 311. Email the complaint reference number to Sue.

Contact Sue for the Tenant Handbook for lots of useful information.And join our e-mail list by e-mailing sue @ janak [dot] org (your name and e-mail address will not appear to others).Household dues are $10 per year.

And please contribute to our legal fund! You can give the $100/year for each apartment (or more if you can afford it) to your floor captain, or to our treasurer, Joan Browne.